AltWeeklies Wire
Which Indiana Legislators Voted for RFRA and Where Do They Work?new
The Indiana General Assembly is a part-time legislature. Unless they are retired or independently wealthy, elected officials have a day job. Here's a list of many of the lawmakers who voted for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act and their occupations, places of business and/or business affiliations.
Tags: RFRA
Lesbian marriage recognition extended in Indiananew
Chief Judge Richard Young of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana on Wednesday extended the preliminary injunction ordered to protect recognition of a lesbian couple's out-of-state marriage as one of the women, Niki Quasney, continues treatment for late-stage cancer.
The death penalty and the worst among usnew
Oklahoma's botched execution of convicted murderer and rapist Clayton Lockett stirred memories of a time when Indiana struggled to kill someone.
NUVO |
John Krull |
05-06-2014 |
Civil Liberties
Indiana researcher seeks "Acoustics of the Earth"new
A global project based in Indiana is capturing the earth's acoustics, one upload at a time.
Tags: acoustics of the earth
Mapping the Meal Gap in Indiananew
"Map the Meal Gap 2014," released by Feeding Indiana's Hungry, found that more than 1 million people, including nearly 346,000 children, don't know when or from where their next meal will come.
Tags: hunger, food insecurity
Pot at the State Fair?new
Could be closer than we think ... You're going to be hearing success stories about hemp farmers enhancing their incomes and saving their farms.
Court Says Kentucky Must Accept Same-Sex Marriagenew
Judge says sections of the Kentucky Constitution "deny validly married same-sex couples equal recognition and benefits under Kentucky and federal law, they violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution."
Targeting insurance coverage of abortionsnew
What's a session of the Indiana General Assembly without at least one abortion bill?
NUVO |
The Statehouse File |
01-16-2014 |
The War on Women
Native American input needednew
The Governor's Office is looking for candidates to re-seat the Native American Indian Affairs Commission.
A Conservative vs. Right to Hunt, Fish, Farmnew
HEC's "Greening the Statehouse" featured a GOP critic of SJR-7
NUVO |
Ed Wenck |
11-22-2013 |
Environment
Engaging in Urban Educationnew
Education activist Delana Ivey, featured in NUVO's July 10, 2013 cover story, is helping to organize a Nov. 9 "to broaden the conversation about education" through workshops, art and play.
NUVO |
Rebecca Townsend |
11-07-2013 |
Civil Liberties
Making Healthcare Unaffordablenew
Insurance exchanges created by those states that
chose to take the job on themselves — Kentucky, for example — have
reportedly been working pretty well.
What Does Homeless Look Like?new
I don't use drugs or alcohol. I don't rob, steal or cheat. I am not the beggar holding up homemade placards. I didn't live under the Davidson Street Bridge, but I, too, have been evicted.
NUVO |
NUVO Editors |
10-22-2013 |
Homelessness
Tags: employment, economics
